The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-25
EIGHTH DAY.
Memphis Appeal.

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Never said to Mr.. Lamon that if Hamil
ton had not killed Gambrell some one els
would; don't remember having converse
ton with Fitzgerald about the article il
the Sword and Shield, positively denie
conversation with W. II. Fitzgerald; re
members telling some one Hamilton coulC
, not afford to notice the article or send
communication to Gambrell about the mat
ter; positively denies telling. Witness got
the pistol from Stewart shortly after Ham
ilton was sent home. This is the IL cal
pearl handle, double action Colts pistol
| Went to where Gambrell was that night
remained there till the physicians pro
nounced him dead, but did nothing; sent
from the bridge after Mayor McGill to act
as coroner; McGill did not come, but sent
word to get Justice Harris; was with Gam
residence, and till his death. Did not tell
young Gambrell that his brother was I'M
conscious; went to drug store after Gam
brelrs death to see how Hamilton was get
ting along-how badly he was wounded.
Called c. p Buckley and c. G. Campbell
| to witness his examination of Gambrelfs
pistol. Wanted witnesses in case of dis
putes about it. No one asked witness to
| see Gambrelrs pistol at bridge. Did not
take Hamilton's pistol from Albrecht; says
| he told Albrecht to keep the pistol, as he
/ thought Albrecht would be called before
| the coroner's jury, witness did not examine
/ the pistol Albrecht had, as he saw no
| cessity for it; did not call witness to look
at him examine the pistol given by Stew
| art, as he did not think it necessary;
| did not think the pistol cut any fig
ure in the case; took the pistol to his
office and locked it up, this was night
of killing; was not the custodian of Ham
ilton's pistols says he had no opportunity
to ask Stewart about why he gave witness
| the pistol says thought he examined the
> pistol when handed to him is not his Gus
tom to call peoples attention to things he
does not care anything about their know
| ing. Told the coroner's jury that the only
pistol he examined was the one Yerger
/ Stewart had. Told the coroners jury that
| he never saw the large ivory handle pistol
| except in Hamilton's hand now remem-
| bers that he saw Hamilton offer the pistol
| to some one, thinks Albrecht took it; that
he told the coroner's jury that he saw Ham
| ilton give the large pistol to Albrecht;
| witness testimony before coroner's jury
handed him to examine) says the ques-
ton was not asked him ; that Albrecht
came up on the bridge to where witness
was from the west; when he first noticed
him he was standing behind him, thinks he
could have seen him had he come up from
any other direction witness testimony
handed him again to examine). Now says
| the reason he said to coroner's jury, he
did not know which way Albrecht came
| from was because he did not see him come,
but that he had thought more about it
since, and thinks Albrecht must have come
| up from west as he did not see him come
| from any other way. Says he went into
room where Hamilton was, sat on side of
bed by Hamilton, and leaned and
| told Hamilton in low tone of voice that
| GambrelI was dead, that Hamilton shook
hands with him, etc. Went to GambrelPs
house after young Gambrell's death where
the coroner's jury wa. sitting had Gam
brel's pistol in his pocket, did not offer
! the pistol to coroner's jury kept Gam
brelrs pistol in his pocket put Ham
iilton's (the one Stewart handed him.
| in his desk and locked it up did not say
in presence OF Jack Parish that it made no
difference about the weight of the balls
taken from GambrelPs body, as Hamilton
had two pistols says he did not know why
he was keeping Hamilton's pistol made a
statement to coroner's jury, but never
thought about telling them about Albrecht
having Hamilton's pistol that the reason
he did not tell Yerger Stewart to keep the
pistol handed him as HamIlton's as he told
Albrecht about the other one he (Albrecht)
had, was because he did not know how
long Stewart had the pistol in possession
showed no one except Judge Calhoun the
pistol Stewart handed him showed Cal
boon the pistol last week after he saw
Yerger Stewards testimony never showed
it to Gibbs, Kerr or DIR. Buck, nor 10 JUS
tice Harris or the coroner's jury took Capt.
Hoskins, Gibbs and A j. Addkinson with
1 to afa pHinrY. ms
was partner of Hamilton, Gibbs warm
friend OF Hamilton heard that they were
trying to connect him with the difficulty
says he did not tell Jayne that night he
told him that the first parties he saw when
he got there were Hamilton and Albrecht
Hamilton is supporter OF city government,
was warm friend of witness, says Hamil-
ton was alone that night at Lawrence House
that he went alone to depot saw Albrecht
and Figures before the train came, not
afterwards did not tell Lamon he knew
what he knew, when the firing commenced
says, if Justice Harris ever called on him
that night for pistol he don't remember ii
did not know that the coroner's jury were
anxious to get all the testimony they could
/. get, and did not think it important that he
go before coroner's jury at once that he
wanted to give them GambrelPs pistol
| WltutS5 sdIu nc 0Ob II
that he give them Hamilton's pistol 1.-THE
one handed him by Stewart).
Re -direct-Stewart handed witness pis.
toll as an officer. Dad not need his testi.
mony before coroner's jury.
Witness was again put on cross exami-
nation, and says he had conversation with
Hamilton at his home about the affair
Hamilton told witness he was in his carri-
age and was attacked from the sidewalk
that the affair was a very bloody one thai
he shot Gambrell down twice that Gam
brell got up and fought him that he Their
knocked him down with his pistol thai
Hamilton said to witness he wished he OIL
some other reliable man had been there
so the public would know how the thing
was.
JAS. NJ. MCKEE.
, When witness was on bridge with Hamil
} ton, thought of going for his red wagon
< which he had seen in front of the post
9 office ran from aboat southeast approach
} of bridge half way up the sidewalk, anC
t saw the wagon was gone.
Cross-examined-Don't think Albrech
was along on the sidewalk with Hamilton
I in going to drug store. Albrecht was OF
. DrIdge. HIM s SI0sIIIus "a.
E ming away as he first approached scene O
e difficulty had on, was light; seemed to be
Q tall man.
IL A. LEHMAN,
Q Was in West Jackson night of killing
went there to meet Morris talked bushes
with him was about B. Fitzpatrick stor
a when firing began stood on side of pave
meut till shooting was over rename
9 there till Carraway and some young ma
e i--l Al. IL md Mr(~ .
e scene OF action, saw the flashes, the fri
n one came from sidewalk, the others fror
Z bridge.
L. Cross-exzmined-All seemed to pa.
from southeast TO south, and vice versa
a the first flash was on north sidewall
= seemed TO be going up and down Sidewalk
= could not tell whe' her they were comm
4 toward or going from him; did not sc
. Albrecht or Hamilton on the bridge. sa
e Carraway there bright moonlight coul
~ have seen carriage on bridge was lookin
in that direction did not see carriage {
q hear one pass over bridge; might ha,
x 4 seen outline of vehicle as far as postofice
q saw no one under Heaphy's shed, in fror
= of store during firing; objects there woul
u have obstructed view from first firing.
y IHere attorneys for defense asked Il
a. few minutes time for conference.
Il. Counsel for defense made statement TIL
ot there were two more witnesses, one
~ whom had not beef found; that they desire
4 to consult the other. They proposed
IN rest the testimony as to Eubanks ar
- Hardy, here, and asked that they may
Al allowed to introduce supplemental test
he mony on both sides to Hamilto
IA AIbrecht and Figures, should such cour
a. be thought advisable.
At Court adjourned to 8 P. N
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